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US 5,705,764 AGranted
Interlayer for ceramic armor
AssigneeUnited Defense, L.P.
InventorsDavid Arthur Schade, James Edward Drotleff, Ronald Eugene Musante, Michael Brian McArthur, Torrey Lane Pike, Vernon Curtis Krueger, George Edgar Thomas, Jr., Mark Albert Middione
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Abstract
The invention provides an improved method and apparatus for bonding ceramic tiles to armor. The invention uses a toughened epoxy adhesive and a rubber interlayer to improve the bonding of ceramic tile to armor. A scrim cloth is embedded in adhesive layers to serve as a wick and spacer to uniformly distribute the epoxy.
Claims9
An armor system, comprising:
- an structural support layer;
- an elastomer layer with a first side and a second side with the first side of the elastomer layer adjacent to a first side of the structural support layer;
- a first adhesive layer binding the first side of the structural support layer to the first side of the elastomer layer;
- a plurality of tiles forming a layer of tiles with a first side and a second side, wherein the first side of the layer of tiles is adjacent to the second side of the elastomer layer;
- and
- a second adhesive layer binding the second side of the elastomer layer with the first side of the layer of tiles;
- a first scrim cloth embedded in the first adhesive layer;
- and
- a second scrim cloth embedded in the second adhesive layer.
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An armor system, comprising:
- an structural support layer;
- an elastomer layer with a first side and a second side with the first side of the elastomer layer adjacent to a first side of the structural support layer;
- a first adhesive layer binding the first side of the structural support layer to the first side of the elastomer layer;
- a plurality of tiles forming a layer of tiles with a first side and a second side, wherein the first side of the layer of tiles is adjacent to the second side of the elastomer layer;
- and
- a second adhesive layer binding the second side of the elastomer layer with the first side of the layer of tiles, wherein the elastomer layer is EPDM rubber.
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A method of manufacturing an armor system, comprising the steps of:
- applying an adhesive on a first side of a structural support layer;
- placing a first layer of scrim cloth on the adhesive on the first side of the structural support layer;
- applying a layer of adhesive on the first layer of scrim cloth;
- placing a first side of an elastomer layer on the layer of adhesive on the first layer of scrim cloth;
- applying a layer of adhesive on a second side of the elastomer layer;
- placing a second layer of scrim cloth on the layer of adhesive on the second side of the elastomer layer;
- applying a layer of adhesive on the second layer of scrim cloth;
- and
- placing a layer of ceramic tiles on the layer of adhesive on the second layer of scrim cloth.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.